St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-10-15
4 CHAPTER ON WIGS.


~ess Ihey Ceoe ooA new Thsy are Bum
- New Yeek Artisss.
Some kind and humorous friend sent
the writer . wig manufacturers cata-
logue. with note advising him to Law
1t up against . rainy day. The young
man went forth and had speech with
the maker OF matches. and 90 he Is able
TO tell You. gentle reader. . word or two
about wigs Starting OF with plain
welt wig At tl5. you can rum up q scale
OF prices that ends 1t $50 for men and
at 800 for women. The wigmaker
doesn't call himself . wigmaker nova
days Far be it from him. He is . pro-
Prietor OF IN csablSssemess Frewcais.
wherein are designed and created
soGpees. basdcamx and like arpurten-
ances. (which possess the valuable des;-
de'oe"m OF combining naturalness and
durability" Why. do you ask. arc all
these fine English. Latin and French
words thrown At the trembling bald
headed man? Merely in order to reas-
sure him and awaken the idea in his
Paper-shcll mind that his contemplated
new wig will fool all beholders BY its
giossiness even IS the polyglot jumbo
leaves him in the dark as to what the
wig creator is driving At :,
Ihe man OF moderate means who has
tarried too long at play with the Ara
pahoes and comes home without any
covering for his pate ought to buy .
plain welt wig. price $l5. II he b
elderly. it will cost him from el6 to go.
according to the grayness thereof He
can get like wig with gauze seam
for 30. or. il he is proud and naughty.
with lat bank account, he may take
fancy to the welt wig with hair-net
seam at Us. Gray wigs OF the latter
styles cost from 81 to tS5. The triumph
OF the pilatory art. however. is the
ventilating wig. with hair-net seam.
from IS up to $50 1t weighs only an
ounce and a quarter. is made with cro-
Chef needles and has . naive innocence
and glossy wsviness that would fool
the most hardened cynica Even tho
part" Of ordinary homegrown hair Is
faithfully initiated in it Tospees arc
simply scalp-wigs and run in size from
- big Is . silver dollar to the area OF
An ordinary pie plate. They are fast
ened to the head by means Of a patent
sticky preparation and they never fall
Cd, no matter how hard the wind may
blow. The price varies from go to
$25. II a gray-haired man INDUCES in
ono he has to pay higher taan any body
else. So
As for ladies' wigs hear tho manu-
facturer's cute little appeal. He says
he desires respectfully to inform ladies
who may need these wcll-devised and
cunningly artificial means Of conceal
ing the loss of that hair which is Justly
considered one. at least, of their glories.
that they may come to him with tho
fullest confidence and reliance that he
can successfully supply their need. and
help them to the conviction. when they
behold themselves in their mirrors. that
the loss which they have sustained has
been. rs far as possible. and certainly
to all appearances. successfully re-
stored
He further desires to say that the
prices of these wigs vary, according to
the color and length of the hair. and
the quality Of workmanship from
ten to one hundred dollars. Orders
may be sent by letter. with measure
ment
Ladies whose hair is thin on top Of
the head only can be supplied with
suitable front piece. and in cases
where the bald spot il large with
half-wig having hair which falls
towards the back. and can be fastened
in with the natural hair Of the wcarer.
The prices Of these half-wigs are from
ten to fifty dollars. IN z. World